Spence Checketts is joined by RSL originals Brian Dunseth(@BrianDunseth) + Trey Fitz-Gerald(@3FitzSLC) for The Comprehensive History of Real Salt Lake, a 10-part series on Reality Check…
EPISODE 10
- Javier Morales interview
- Tony Beltran interview
- Freddy Juarez era begins
- New young talent starts to find footing
- MLS season interrupted due to COVID
- Player protest first game back at Rio Tinto
- Del Loy Hansen X96 interview / fall out
- What comes next?
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EPISODE 9
- Nick Rimando
- Kyle Beckerman
- Petke takes over for Cassar
- Promising start, disastrous finish for Petke
- Rebuilding with Waibel
- Birth of Royals/Monarchs
- Dunny is mad that Corey Baird scored a goal
+ more
EPISODE 8
- Jeff Cassar interview
- End of Cassar era
- Craig Waibel takes over
- Truth behind Javier Morales departure
- Old guard to the new
- Cassar’s first comments since RSL firing
EPISODE 7
- Chris Kamrani interview(Former RSL beat writer)
- Transition from Kreis to Cassar
- Final year under Garth Lagerway(GM)
- Gordon Monson(SL Trib) credential pulled
- Which iteration of RSL was the best(?)
- An awkward ending between Dunny and Cassar
EPISODE 6
- Chris Wingert interview
- Jason Kreis to Jeff Cassar
- First year under DLH
- A rivalry born with Sporting KC
- MLS Cup loss to KC
- Final year under Lagerway
- Dunny the GM???
BONUS POD
- Sit-down with RSL interim President John Kimball
- Kimball’s return to Real Salt Lake
- Andy Williams departure
- Dell Loy Hansen legacy
- Vision of Dave Checketts
- The ‘RSL Way’
- Future Expectations
EPISODE V
- Latest on Andy Williams/RSL fallout
- Dave Checketts > Dell Loy Hansen
- Hansen tenure
- What’s next for new ownership
- and more
EPISODE IV
- Clint Mathis interview
- Defending the MLS Cup
- CONCACAF run
- Best team in RSL history?
- 2013 heartbreak
- Sporting KC rivalry
- Jason Kreis era
EPISODE III
- Interview with Garth Lagerway
- 2009 MLS Cup title
- Roster Construction
- Playoff run
- Rimando heroics
- “Team is the star” vs “team of stars”
- and more
EPISODE II
- 1 hour interview with Jason Kreis
- Real Salt Lake / Real Madrid duo
- Real Salt Lake vs Real Madrid(2006)
- Dave Checketts and David Beckham put gold shovel in ground, stadium appears
- Battle to build the RioT
- Ellinger/Pastorino to Kreis/Lagerway leadership
EPISODE I
- Origin story
- Background behind “Real Salt Lake” name
- Building front office
- First player Jason Kreis
- First game vs NYRB
- First goal from Dunny
- First win
- And more
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